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Published 13:42 7 Jun 2017 BST
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"Hey, he's (McGregor) the money fight and I'm not going to go in there asking for the money fight. I'm going to be the money fight. I may be the money fight, I might get knocked down 10 seconds into my first and then that goes (slaps hand) out the window. Hey, I'm here and I'm ready to get embarrassed."Conor McGregor's pursuit of that diamond-encrusted panty night against Floyd Mayweather has received a lot of criticism from the rest of the division. Most notably, elite contender Tony Ferguson has suggested 'the Notorious' is trying to shirk is responsibilities as a belt-holder, but Gaethje couldn't be a bigger fan of the ambitious move.
"I don't care if he ever comes back. I hope he makes $100 million and does whatever he wants. I'm happy for him. I think he's a genius. This is hard. This is not easy."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/872366015740510209 Genius aside, Gaethje knows how the fight game works. He's aware that it's not beyond the realm of possibility that he could end up slugging it out with McGregor at some point. To keep that dream alive, he dropped an incredibly cringey sound bite that probably sounded a lot better in his head.
"If I can get my hands on the interim title and he wants to come back, he has to fight me. I'll be there. I want to fight him in the heart of Ireland if I do. That's what I want."That's right he's willing to step straight into the land of a thousand welcomes to fight McGregor, which sparked one hell of a comment from YouTube user Fintan111.
"In the heart of Ireland." UFC 220: Longford confirmed.Watch out Vegas, there's a new fight capital of the world. Who needs the MGM when you've got Pearse Park?
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